Stille and Savini combine for 12 goals in the Ravens’ first win of the season

Boxscore

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 18, 2008) – Freshman Lauren Stille (North Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) scored seven times and added an assist for eight points as Franklin Pierce University defeated Southern Connecticut State University, 15-10, in a non-conference women’s lacrosse matchup at the Disney Complex on Tuesday afternoon.

Stille’s seven goals and eight points are both tied for fifth-best in a single game at Franklin Pierce, with her goal total the most by a Raven player since Courtney Boardman ’05 had eight tallies against Regis College on April 9, 2005.

Junior captain Carla Savini (Danvers, Mass./Danvers) also had a good day for the Ravens with five goals, including the game-winning tally on a free-position shot midway through the second half. Freshman Jordan Baillargeon (Westfield, Mass./Westfield) scored twice for her first two collegiate goals, while junior May Stoffer (New Hartford, Conn./Watkinson) added one for Franklin Pierce.

Sophomore Teresa Manfredo (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) led the Owls with three goals, while junior Grace Martha (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) and freshman Jessica Kraszewski (West Haven, Conn./West Haven) each had a pair of goals for Southern Connecticut.

Freshman goaltender Chaniece Franklyn (Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley) earned her first collegiate victory for Franklin Pierce by turning away 13 of 23 shot attempts, while Southern Connecticut’s Lisa Corso (North Bellmore, N.Y./Wellington C. Mepham) allowed 15 goals on 29 shots on goal. The Ravens outshot the Owls by 10 on the day, 40-30, and put 29 shots on goal to the Owls’ 23.

The first half was evenly played, as neither team could gain more than a two-goal advantage. Stille (four) and Savini (two) combined for all the Raven offense in the opening 30 minutes of play, as the teams went into intermission deadlocked at six-all.

After ceding the first two goals of the second half to give the Owls an 8-6 edge 5:01 into the period, Franklin Pierce came back strong by scoring the game’s next eight goals to take a commanding 14-8 lead. Stille began the streak 6:29 into the second half, taking a pass from senior captain Celine Stamets (Sausalito, Calif./Mavin Catholic) and beating Corso for her fifth of the day. Savini scored three times in 3:59 during the run, including the eventual game-winner with 8:42 left in the half. Stoffer capped the game-changing streak with her second of the year with 4:33 left.

Franklin Pierce (1-1, 0-0 NE-10) concludes its Spring Break trip tomorrow with a non-varsity contest against New York University at 5 p.m. The Ravens return to varsity play on Tuesday, March 25 at 4 p.m. with the team’s Northeast-10 Conference opener at Southern New Hampshire University. Southern Connecticut (0-4, 0-1 NE-10) will play an exhibition game against the University of Central Florida tomorrow at 4 p.m.